7 na Brown Pelican in relation to the 
Pishing Industry in Florida. 
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Introduction A 
In ucoordiuioe with instructions and letter of authorisation 823-Bi. I 
left Yashlngton on January 14, 1919 in order to secure data on the food 
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ot the brown Pelican and th6 relation of tills bird to the 
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try in Florida. Following is the itinerary followed in carrying on this 
investigation! 
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Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 16, Gainesville, Jan. 17, 3t. Petersburg, Jan. 16, 
Bradsntoim, Jan. 19-24, Cortes, Jen. 25-29, yaraeota, Jan. 80- Feb. 1. 
punta Gorda, Feb. *£- Fob. .5, Hew umyrna Feb. 6, Sebastian, Feb. 7-15, and 
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Tallahassee, March 5. tori: was done on Tazapa Bay and the Manatee ;-:iver 
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fron H radon town, on *iutpa and Sarasota Hay* from Cortes and on Charlotte 
Harbor from punta Goran* At Gebastian 1 studio -no food of the ira^ at 
oar reservation on Pelican Island* The period from February 16 to liarch 
4 eu* occupied by other work* 
Claim* of Damage * 
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Clsia *»»>« boon that the Brown Pelican is responsible for the reduction 
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that ***■ be.jn no tod in recent years in abundance of mullet, while some in- 
clude the destruction of other food fishes in the list of eriiaett attributed 
to this bird. Beo use of these st» teoents there was much fueling in cer- 
tain quarter* and complaints had bt>on made of the protection af forded the 
Brown Pelican in the breeding colonies, which are maintained as bird re- 
** rvnt ionite dome advocated the reduction of the colonies by shooting, tak- 
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ing the egtrs and xllllng the young while others demanded the extermination 
of the birds, through the removal of all restriction against killing them. 
